Wimbledon 2009: Tommy Haas hands Novak Djokovic a lesson in desire

For anyone who has been bored to tears by the somnambulistic Williams steamroller as it surges its way through the women’s draw, inexorable and predictable as a turning tide, this match was the antidote.

While some may have expected a Wawrinka-Berdych encounter in the quarter-final, instead, budding talent Grigor Dimitrov and German No. 1 Tommy Haas are slotted to meet in the quarter-final round of the Italian Open on Friday. With the Haas vs Dimitrov head-to-head series tied at 1-1, this will serve as an intriguing rubber match.